XP vs. McAfee ???

Flint · 11-29-2006, 08:31 AM

I reformat my HP Pavillion with the factory discs. XP Home Edition.
Then I load Mcafee "Total Protection" 2007 (on sale at Costco). Everything runs just fine.

This morning my wife says "we can't get on the internet" so I go take a look. It's that "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close...send error report?" message. Hmmm. (At this point I'm still trying to get ready so I won't be late for work, but quickly scanning the error details I see something about "appcompat" or something...???) Reboot. Same thing.

It was working last night, and then I shut it down. And...what else...what else?
The only other thing: when I shut it down, Windows automatically downloaded 64 new updates. Thoughts? Suggestions?

11-29-2006, 08:31 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	XP vs. McAfee ??? I reformat my HP Pavillion with the factory discs. XP Home Edition. Then I load Mcafee "Total Protection" 2007 (on sale at Costco). Everything runs just fine. This morning my wife says "we can't get on the internet" so I go take a look. It's that "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close...send error report?" message. Hmmm. (At this point I'm still trying to get ready so I won't be late for work, but quickly scanning the error details I see something about "appcompat" or something...???) Reboot. Same thing. It was working last night, and then I shut it down. And...what else...what else? The only other thing: when I shut it down, Windows automatically downloaded 64 new updates. Thoughts? Suggestions? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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